Yasik () is a term referring to South Korea's midnight snack culture. The dictionary meaning of Yasik is 'the food eaten in the middle of the night after dinner.' Korea's top yasik favourites include:

ramyeon is a Japanese noodle dish. It consists of served in a broth; common flavors are soy sauce and miso, with typical toppings including , nori (dried seaweed), menma (bamboo shoots), and scallions. Ramen has its roots in Chinese noodle dishes ...

(라면), typically eaten with

kimchi ''Kimchi'' (; ko, 김치, gimchi, ), is a traditional Korean side dish of salted and fermented vegetables, such as napa cabbage and Korean radish. A wide selection of seasonings are used, including '' gochugaru'' (Korean chili powder), ...

, chicken and beer (

chimaek ''Chimaek'' (; ) is a pairing of fried chicken (either plain '' huraideu'' or spicy '' yangnyeom'') and beer, served as '' anju'' ( en, food with alcohol) in the evening in many South Korean restaurants, including a number of specialized chain ...

, 치킨, 맥주),

jokbal ''Jokbal''(족발) is a Korean dish consisting of pig's trotters cooked with soy sauce and spices.Jokbal
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and

bossam ''Bossam'' (, 褓-) is a pork dish in Korean cuisine. It usually consists of pork shoulder that is boiled in spices and thinly sliced. The meat is served with side dishes such as spicy Korean radish, radish salad, sliced raw garlic, ''ssamjang'' ( ...

(족발, 보쌈),

tteokbokki (), or simmered rice cake, is a popular Korean food made from small-sized (long, white, cylinder-shaped rice cakes) called (; "rice cake noodles") or commonly (; " rice cakes"). * Eomuk (fish cakes), boiled eggs, and scallions are some com ...

and

sundae A sundae () is an ice cream dessert of American origin that typically consists of one or more scoops of ice cream topped with sauce or syrup and in some cases other toppings such as: sprinkles, whipped cream, marshmallows, peanuts, mara ...

(떡볶이, 순대),

gungoguma Roasted sweet potato is a popular winter street food in East Asia. China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan In China, yellow-fleshed sweet potatoes are roasted in a large iron drum and sold as street food during winter. They are called ''kǎo-báishǔ'' ...

(roasted sweet potatoes) and

hoppang ''Hoppang'' (; ) is a warm snack that is sold throughout South Korea. It is a convenience food version of ''jjinppang'' (steamed bread) and is typically filled with smooth, sweetened red bean paste. History ''Hoppang'' is a product that make ...

(군고구마, 호빵). Kimbap and

jokbal ''Jokbal''(족발) is a Korean dish consisting of pig's trotters cooked with soy sauce and spices.Jokbal
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is also popular. Past favorites, now less popular, include memilmuk (buckwheat jelly) and

chapssaltteok ''Chapssal-tteok'' (; ), also called ''chaltteok'' (, ), is a '' tteok'', or Korean rice cake, made of glutinous rice. Etymology ''Chapssal-tteok'' is a compound noun consisting of ''chapssal'' (), meaning "glutinous rice," and '' tteok'' ...

(rice cakes filled with sweet beans). Fried chicken, first introduced in Korea in the 1980s, and pizza also top the list of night-time favorites. Fried chicken, in particular, has become a wide market, with chicken restaurant chains continually developing new sauces and wooing various Hallyu stars to promote their respective brands. Of course, no late-night chicken order would be complete without a cool pitcher of draft beer.

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